New state laws requiring surplus edible food to be donated rather than landfilled signal a growing nationwide trend. Food banks should benefit, but need to get ready for the challenges.
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Planning Ahead for Your Mental Health Care as You Transition to College
This is a busy, sometimes exciting, sometimes nerve-wracking time in the life of a high school senior. There are social events and goodbyes, and then the unknowns and adventures of life after high school. Parents and caregivers are also experiencing their own emotional responses to the knowledge that their household is about to change, and […]
A Step by Step Approach: Launching a Program for Food & Housing Insecure College Students
Written by John C.S. Kepner, advisor to the College Student Basic Needs Program and Trustee Board Member of Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU) in suburban Philadelphia. In this blog, John describes his journey of putting together a coalition of community-based organizations to address the problem of food and housing insecurity in GMercyU.
Eating Disorders Are on the Rise: Here’s How Educators Can Help Their Students
During the pandemic, eating disorder helpline calls increased by as much as 80% while the number of hospitalizations for adolescents with eating disorders more than doubled. Educators are often the first to identify signs of trouble in children and teenagers, and they can also be a powerful force in helping them get the support they […]
10 FAQs About Eating Disorders for Parents of Teens and Young Adults
What’s the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating? When does dieting become dangerous? If you’re concerned about your child’s physical or mental health because of their relationship with food, how can you help? This FAQ explores different types of eating disorders, what to look out for as a parent or guardian, and how […]
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) for American Indian Youth
This research publication weaves in culturally appropriate and meaningful concepts about resilience and healing while maintaining CBITS’ core cognitive-behavioral skill-building techniques. In this new adaptation, a team of experts convened by the University of Montana adapted the CBITS program for American Indian youth.
When Care Isn’t Enough: Scaling Emergency Aid During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report shows how colleges and universities met the challenge of emergency aid during the pandemic, drawing on a year of surveys and focus groups, fielded and conducted by The Hope Center and DVP-Praxis, that reflect the views of institutional leaders and students from coast to coast. The results offer valuable insights that should shape […]
ACEs Aware-Related Practice Papers Now Available
ACES Aware grantees across the state are producing practice papers featuring promising strategies and case studies from clinical teams and communities implementing ACE screening and trauma-informed systems of care. Visit ACEsAware.org to read the practice papers, including: Eisner Health’s Journey Through Implementing Trauma-Informed Care by Origins Training & Consulting Community Information Exchange: Leveraging Collaborative Infrastructure […]
Supporting College Students: Mental Health and Disability in Higher Education
In 2020, MHA conducted a survey that found that 70% of students with mental health disabilities were not registered to receive accommodations. Colleges are increasingly talking about mental health as students, advocates, and leaders are pushing institutions to create mentally healthy campuses. Despite growing advocacy, students still often go without needed supports, like counseling or […]
Well-being for Students with Minoritized Identities
This report concludes with example models and frameworks to help institutional leaders create equitable and inclusive well-being supports tailored to the needs of their institution and the students they serve. This paper uses data from Wake Forest University’s spring 2019 Wellbeing Assessment to unpack the differences in the subjective well-being of students with minoritized identities. […]